The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-09
ynEscH raUrrs AND rnonr1sLxs.
The Paris "Oetroi~ aud psrss or ths clever
Means ~ whish IL has been Evsdeas

Means ~ which IL has been Evsdeds
PARIS, Sept. N.--There is one admission Of
inferiority which even the most bigoted and
conceited Of Englishmen or Anglomaniacs can
not refuse to make. With It's rich soil. It's agri-
cultural improvements, it's favorable climatic
conditions, its model farms and perfected hus-
bandry, England has been and IL still lamen-
tably incapable Of producing two not unimpor-
tsnt items OF consumption good fowls and lus-
cious outdoor fruit. The poultry yard is the
object OF great care, the most esteemed breeds
thirG.rate railway station on The Continent You
CAP get On wing e chicken more sue
and pruned orchards Of wealthy landowners
give neither pears nor apples to be compared
with those growing almost wild In Normandy
The Channel Islands are the forcing houses
for the early fruit and vegetables consumed In
Channel for price which will enable them 70
when they arc no longer in such request by the
London gourmet. But the British landowner
is becoming alive TO the fact that he had better
convert large tracts OF his own unremunera-
tive fields into orchards and market gardens
for home S9nsunpti9n and y With the actual de-
Ing ground, Instead Of drawing largely
and expssnsively not only on thS Channel
sas me to fsefsa English 1S1'rsipr w
sns 81 The saRs s 8w
France would well repay him for his trouble
and teach him 2 useful lesson. while for the
mere tourist on his return from his holidays 1t
is a. new and pleasant excursion. as interesting
and picturesque In its way as tho views Of old
Touraine is christened the. garden Of France.
principally on account Of the pretty yerdant
a End Syd ssr rs sadspsd 5
sroas and prolific one. From the comparatively
during q period Of two months. hundreds Of
thousands OF baskets Of fruit are sent to Paris,
70 Russia but especially to England. Around
arabic land has been for the last fifteen years
Rs snd S e m 1hs
particularly suitable to that species Of fruit.
Over an area Of many square miles nothing Is
I'm bearing: The inhabitants, shreWd race.
smb 5Ris to emulate the Prosperity Which
Normandy owes partly to It's apples and
pots would
their motley little properts into nniiorn or
and potatoes in favor Of pears. Paris absorbs
the first ,pickings., but the ravenous ogre Is
shD s wa0 the aug so g .se
Russia only imports tho very best Qualities
They require most careful packing each pear
and then placed in layers on thick paper shay
Ings. But England is more catholic in its
tastes and all that
Only one other vegetable production finds
favor with the Angevine population, possibly
Important one. and Is an additional. source Of
revenue during, the, early months OF the year;
tons 81 caaiiiowers Iease the Station Of Anglers
daily on route for. England and Germany. A
little later the whole department appears once
winter and covered BY heavy fall of snow;
the pear trees have burst forth 1, n universal
the semblance Of some lovely Russian steppe
while. for the wayfarer. pacing under the low.
gnarled branches OF the trees, the aspect Is
quaint and fairylike. and not one easily forgot
The earliest pear is the common. savory
turity in July. BY a curious anomaly. one Of
Anjou is the William, Of English origin, which
s sPRsaFS to have developed its best Qualities In
before entering Paris the AnGevine pears
the yigiIant Uctroi. that omnipresent and auto
cratic municipal institution ever on the watch
at al the 81 f e sr b
intrusive aspect. who look upon every tourist.
traveller. or pedestrian as Q natural enomy.
bundles. probe the eushtons U Of your Carriage.
haEass y9g with the p;erfunsto5y aussstion
do not disse@bs their Profonnd incredulits at
your negative reply. All edibles are subject to
a duty upon admittance in the capital and the
sides, appertaining. to the Custom House
charges o sheap luxury IN FRANCE
the provinces. considering that even those Sc
common qualities sold in Paris at 90 confines
the I e sna Of that
tionatoly and exorbitantly taxed But as there
is proyerbialy silver lining to every cloud,
can afford some amusement. providing It Is
not tS smugsle
woman's Louvre. the Grsnds Magasins. but
bours. and perhaps, i he is catholic in his
tastes. the F0ire aux Jumbons and the Musee
G.evip but he st has not sought admission
naum OF France 1t was founded with the in
tention Of teaching the Custom House officials
s By Which their Wetchfulness is ioed and OWES
Its origin to the patient and intelligent inyes-
Who Of al
tion Of prohibited goods captured at various
times by the Custom House and its branch
The Museum consists.of long. low attic
with PSI throw
light on the miscellaneous collection 1t contains.
In ono corner q large solid block OF white
Carrera marble excites some wonder as to the
dificulty it must have created, to reach its
present position. Touch 1t, and 1t yields to the
hand. weighing no more than its bulk IN
blocks on a train coming from Italy when an
official. attracted by a slight, unusual defiec-
hammer. found it 70 be 81 tin, hollow. and con
tanning f1,000 worth OF Venetian lace. Further
on lies heap Of rustic.looking logs, They are
and contraband cigars are packed within.
Large rolls Of white linen fresh from country
looms have only o thin layer OF stuff over a zinc
demijohn conveying goodly quantity Of aleo-
hOl. In one corner OF the attic O tall fellow In
livery, seated on chair with his head sunk
siumber. II YOU point himlout to the custodian,
you learn that a certain NJ. Trois Etoles was In
the habit OF returning every evening to Paris
from the Bots de Boulogne. driving his own
victoria. with q footman on the box by his SIDE
In due time tho octroi men, knowing the gen
tleman and his servant well. ceased to stop the
carriage and let him pass, only touching their
hats Presently Mr.. Trois Etolles had a new
footman, and took to driving furiously past the
9fiiee. This hurry was his pe.ditiop' for one
van. The footman was thrown violently from
thud. The OctrOi officials ran to his assistance,